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Remember February is Black History Month and this year the theme is African Americans and the Arts. Black Perspective - Family, Community, Heritage showing through March 26 at Brooks Theater Gallery. The Photographers Eyes is showing Alanna Airtram: New Histories - Where Present Meets Past until March 2 and Museum Month means you get half-price admission for up to four all Feb with a Museum Month Pass from selected libraries or download a digital pass.

Our banner this month is in support of Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures at the New Children’s Museumis aroom-sized installation inspired by Butler’s story to imagine worldmaking in fantastical ways to adapt to and shape change in the future. Opens March 7th.

A+ Arts Blogs Why weren’t we asked? by Patricia Frischer and Silent Conversations by Patricia Frischer  
Art Resource Focus:
Institute of Contemporary Art by Jordan Karney Chaim

A tribute to Sandi Cottrell as she starts a new phase of her life. After almost 20 years with ArtWalk, Sandi Cottrell is beginning a new chapter. Sandi has been one of the long-time directors of ArtWalk, co-founder of Art Reach with her sister Judy Berman and without her vision, leadership, and passion, neither would not be the respected fixtures that that they are today. We worked with Sandi on the Business of Art Scholarships (soon to be announced for 2024) and on participation events at the ArtWalk. We would be excited to work with her in the future on anything she chooses.

We wondered where the wonderful James Halliday would land after his ship steering of ARTS A Reason to Survive in National City. We are excited to see what he does in his new position of VP and Chief Advancement Officer at NTC Foundation and Arts District Liberty Station .

We are so pleased to share this link about the fantastic exhibition for Becky Guttin at the CECUT. Coexistence, 2023. This was a retrospective exhibition of almost half a century in the Central Exhibition Hall of the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut), an institution of the federal Ministry of Culture. You can now see her worked installed in display cases right above the baggage claim in Terminal Two SD Airport.

Sat. March 9th at the Encinitas Library, Rosemary KimBal will be painting a 22-foot mural wielding a giant brush onto rice paper. This is part of Encinitas Arts Night from 5:30 to 8:30.

Marna Schindler, Sue Britt and Alejandro Martínez-Peña are three of the 12 Mission Fed ArtWalk featured artists who live in the San Diego region. Watch for them in Little Italy April 27 th and 28 th.

Emily Knapp is the new President of Space 4 Art ’s Board of Directors. Having served as Vice President for four years already, and in her current role as Chief of Staff of the Berggruen Institute, Emily brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as she takes the helm for S4A during a critical juncture. She succeeds longtime President Bob Leathers, who co-founded S4A with Cheryl Nickel and Chris Warr in 2009. Space 4 Art is still committed to building permanent live/work spaces for artists. In this special year of design in SD/TJ, and the 15 th anniversary of S4A, resident featured artist Jonny Hoolko delivered a new logo.

San Diego Made Factory had terrible water damage in the January floods and are trying to raise money for repair for their communal and artist studio spaces. Although they had insurance, it seems that the company is not willing to pay out. If you can help go to their GoFundMe page and donate to them. They are still hoping to have their April marketplace. Also affected World Beat Cultural Center ( donate ); Corner Frame Shop/Leucadia Art Gallery ; San Diego Black Arts and Culture District at the Jacobs Center.

In response to the severe rain and flooding that affected San Diego the Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) , is making available resource guides to aid in the salvage of cultural heritage materials from flooding. It has developed educational tools and programs to assist with water emergency planning, preparedness, and response.  Guides, printable pdfs, and links to national resources are available on BACC’s website and accessible to both cultural collecting institutions as well as individuals and families whose family heirlooms (photographs, textiles, documents, etc.) may have been affected by the rain.  For more info: Elizabeth Salmon , Preventive Conservator at BACC.

SD Unified School District VAPA Arts Organizations Meeting is being held on Feb 29 from 9 -11am at The Soap Factory (2995 Commercial Street, SD). This is a chance to spread the word about your arts organization’s educational programs.

Save the date of Sat March 30 for the Oceanside Museum of Art Evening of Art and drinks to celebrate the opening of the following exhibitions: Allied Craftsmen of San Diego: Hands On Design, Coastal Exposure: 10 Years of Osider Photography , and Ving Simpson solo exhibition. Members free, Visitors $15. Remember the virtual sales for the 5: square.Teeny Tiny ArtFundraiser closes March 10.

More than two years after the San Diego-Tijuana region was disignated World Design Capital 2024 , the man charged with leading the effort, Carlos de la Mora, was abruptly fired the first week of January as stated in an article in the Voice of San Diego . De la Mora became CEO in July 2022. A $1 million matching grant from the Conrad Prebys Foundation was announced in late Jan and there was also a $3 million investment from the city of SD plus more funding from the San Diego Tourism Authority and Qualcomm. Seven special events have been planned but these are still sketchy on the website.

Save the Date: The San Diego Museum of Art is in full bloom this spring with an India inspiration for Art Alive . Floral designers interpreting works of art from the Museum’s collection into vibrant floral displays from April 25 - April 28 for the Museum’s signature annual fundraiser. There is an Art Alive 2024 Premiere Dinner on April 25, Members’ Preview

Friday, April 26: 8a.m. – noon and the Bloom Bash that evening from 7 to midnight this year including work by Bay-Area graffiti artist Nisha Kaur Sethi, Garden of Activities with projects inspired by the art of India and the special Art Alive installation of the Museum’s renowned Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of South Asian Paintings on ages Sat/Sun 1 to 5 and finally four surprise location Petal Pop-Ups by Native Poppy two in March and two in April.

Bloomberg Connect is free digital guide providing access to 200 works in the MCASD's collection.

Distinction Gallery in Escondido presents Nectar by painter Mia Savage showing from March 9 (reception 6-10) to April 6. More info: Melissa Walker 760-781-5779.

The Art & Vision of James Hubbell at San Diego Public Library Art Gallery opens Sat, March 9, from 5-7pm and runs until April 8. It will be showing concurrently at the following locations Architecture of Jubilation - Central Library; A Mountain Home & Studios - Scripps Miramar Ranch Library: Pacific Rim Project - Mission Valley Library: Lado a Lado - Otay Mesa-Nestor Library. James Hubbell builds a world he wants to live in - where the aesthetic is a reflection of nature - and philosophy and art are a way of life. More info Bonnie Domingos 6192365881

A short run for Visual Narratives: The Art of Observation, Photography ends March 3rd at the Fallbrook Art Center.

Has anyone else notices a huge number of crows flying north and south at sunset?  And that does not include the Crow Show at Studio Door showing March 1-30 with a  RSVP reception March 16 . And many congratulations to Studio Door for being selected to join the prestigious 2024-2025 Tourism Accelerator cohort by the San Diego Tourism Authority.

The Department of Visual Arts of UC San Diego presents over twenty 2024 Graduate Open Studios on March 2 from 2 to 6 pm at the Visual Arts Facility. Also attend the opening of Lauren Lee McCarthy: Bodily Autonomy at the Mandeville Art Gallery!

Hold Fast at Birch Aquarium is a show about the dangers of warming oceans for kelp forests. We enjoyed the video from KPBS showcasing the artists in the exhibition including Oriana Poindexter and Dwight Wong. Good news, it is on until September.

UC San Diego’s The Murals and Public Art of San Diego Project wants you to take a photo of any public art you see with your phone and add it to a Google Form.

Teresa Barth tells us about the Transportation Department delivering a December holiday gift: For the first time,  federal guidelines  explicitly include asphalt art projects as part of the roadway design tool kit that can be used on city streets to slow cars down at pedestrian crosswalks. At last, cities have been given permission from the federal government to unlock their creative potential and roll out streets that engage the eye — and work better. These works of art can cut pedestrian accidents by 50% and all traffic accidents by 17%. For 2024, 25 cities got grant money for these project from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards . They have funded 90 Asphalt Art projects since 2020.

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Art on 30 th is calling artists FreshRegional Exhibition jurored by artist and teacher Dot Renshaw at the Ashton Gallery in Hillcrest. Deadline for entry. March 1.

Space4Art has two studios available for rent this March, a private live/work studio for $2,225 pm, plus a brightly-lit, windowed work-only studio $485 pm Applicants must be San Diego-based and committed to participating in the Space 4 Art community. Preference will begiven to artists with a demonstrated commitment to a life in the arts and a community-based practice, regardless of whether this work is their sole source of income. Please Read FAQs for all the details.

It’s that time of year again for the 2024 Mission Trails Photo Contest . Adults plus categories for teens and even children 12 and younger with cash prizes. Entry deadline: April 1. This contest is for non-professional photographers only. Photos must be taken within Mission Trails Regional Park from an authorized trail. Selected photos on view at the Visitor Center from May 23 - July 7.  

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Congratulation to Jim Bliesner who will become the new San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild president on July 1st. Jim was previously vice president. Angelika Villagrana will continue to do a sterling job as interim president until then. She let us know that there is a new deadline for the first every SDMA Artist Guild exhibition Live at the Museum of Photographic Arts at MOPA@SDMA Community Gallery. The juror is Dr. Hugh Davies, the show runs Nov 9 – March 9 2025 and the new deadline for submissions has to move to a much earlier date: Fri, March 15.

Escondido Community Foundation (part of the SD Foundation) has a new public art project ‘Art Speak: Escondido’. Part 1 of the proposal is the RFQs due Feb. 20. Organizations and artists that are moved forward through the RFQ process will be invited to submit a full proposal for art projects ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 by May 15. More info: Mike Peterson 619-732-0789 ext. 645

Calling all youth artists aged 5-18 for ArtReach’ s Dreams in Color for mini-masterpieces to exhibit at Mission Fed Artwalk  April 27th-28th. Submissions are due by April 5th directly to the ArtReach office and all donated pieces will be sold at with 100% of the proceeds supporting their mission to ignite youth creativity.

Creative Capital 2025 Grants open March 4. innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. The deadline for submitting is April 4, 2024 at 4PM ET. Join a  live, virtual information session  on Wednes. March 6, at 1PM ET tolearn more about the Creative Capital Award.

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The New Children's Museum's introduces the new Innovators Lab workshop, Cozy Creature Creations where visitors will be able to create their own soft, plush creature using felt, yarn, kid-safe plastic sewing needles, and loads of decorations. Mon + Wed-Sun from 10:30am + 2:30pm.

The Unveiling Impact of AEP6: A Morning of Arts and Culture at the Museum of Photographic Arts of the San Diego Museum of Art on Thurs. Jan 25 from 10am to 12:30 . ( 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101). Join the celebration of unprecedented collaboration among seven municipalities and two cultural districts throughout San Diego County to give our region its first measure of the countywide economic impact of the Arts AEP6. Featuring a talk by Randy Cohen , Vice President of Research and Policy at Americans for the Arts (AFTA), and a lively panel discussion of arts, tourism, and economic development leaders Thurs. Jan 25 10 to 12:30. Free but .RSVP .

Find time to visit David Zapf Collection at Phes Gallery until Feb 17, with a walk through Sat . Jan 27 at 5 pm to learn more about the work and put a bid on the art for sale. The closing reception and announcement of silent auction results on Sat. Feb 17th.

World Design Capitol: San Diego/Tijuana 2024 has officially launch and it has a snazzy new website to check out where you can find programs and the events calendar.

François Boucher: Between Fact & Fantasy with guest speaker Richard Rand, Associate Director of Collections, J. Paul Getty Museum at is an evening lecture and reception The Timken Museum of Art. The innovative project is a collaboration between the Timken and the Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) held on Feb 25 th from 4:30pm to 6pm.

In The Magician Longs to See , at the Joseph Clayes III and Rotunda Galleries at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library , Peter Cochrane presents an alchemical tale about the natural world and humanity, using stories of life, death, and the human desire to preserve. On view until April 13.

Artists Oriana Poindexter and Dwight Hwang are exhibiting Hold Fast at the Birch Aquarium opening Feb 8 th with an immersive art exhibition exploring local kelp forests and climate change.

Mesa College Art Gallery presents Margaret Noble has a solo exhibition, Dark Loops . This will be a combination of sculptures, live-streaming videos, preserved insects, and technology-infused components opening on Feb. 8. We can’t wait to see the ambiguous shape of a large animal body subtly suggested through a sparkling mesh sculpture placed on a mechanized rotisserie.

Rest in Peace - Alexis Smith , who passed away on Jan 2 age only 74. Alexis Smith: The American Way - Playful and Subversive i s our report on her show in 2022 at MCASD.

Next at ICA North the SUPERFLEX art collective from Jan 20 - June 2 who will be considering the perspectives of plants and animals. Ethan Chan and David Peña have been chosen at the 2024 Artists in Residence. The each have a six-month in the Sherman Heights Good Faith studio space, a stipend, monthly materials budget, professional development opportunities, and the chance to present their work in a joint exhibition at ICA San Diego North in the 2025-2026 season focusing on healing. ICA San Diego is going to present Pinar Yoldas from Feb. 24- June 23.

San Diego Book Art is collaborating with the Athenaeum Art Center on Julian Ave. to present a Link Structure in Paper for Accordion Book workshop for 2 or more volumes is taught by Sol Rébora This 2 day classes is Feb 16/17 from 9 am to 5 pm.. Register by Feb 7.

Tiffany Bociek is having a solo show at Sparks Gallery until March 13. This is followed by solo shows by both Monty Montgomery and Alexander Arshansky on the upper level from March 1 but with a reception on March 23 .

Opening on Jan 27 at the Mingei International Museum , the exhibition, La Frontera , explores the complexity of the U.S.–Mexico border as a physical location, politicized space, and personal experience through the medium of JEWELRY!

Sophie’s Art Gallery artists present a weather-inspired collection of umbrellas embellished with original designs, papier mâché ́ sculptures, contemporary jewelry, heart prints, mosaics, and a Weaving Rainbow just in time for Valentine’s Day shopping. Love in the Forecast is opening Feb 9 and showing until March 31 st. More info: Wendy Morris 619-593-2205

MCASD received a grant from the Luce Foundation for the Sept 2024 exhibition For Dear Life: Art, Medicine, and Disability and its catalogue. This is the first historical survey of artistic responses to sickness, health, and medicine broadly organized as part of Pacific Standard Time, an initiative of the Getty Foundation. Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today will show first starting April 18 through July 28. revealing the Caribbean as a place defined by constant exchange, displacement, and movement rather than by geography, language, or ethnicity.

The 2024 Russell Lecture, featuring LA-based artist Elliott Hundley is presented by MCASD with support from UC San Diego on Feb 9 at 6:30 pm at Jacobs Hall in La Jolla

Oceanside Museum of Art announces a visionary new exhibition, Ving Simpson : Inside Out from February 17 – May 12. This multidimensional retrospective explores Simpson’s quest to comprehend the sublime mysteries of reality through the lens of symbolism and abstraction showcasing nearly three decades of works by this local artist.

The San Diego Museum of Art received the Art Bridges Access for All grant for $1.6 million and has now introduced FREE admission to all visitors on the second Thursday of each month. Additionally, free general admission is extended daily to active and veteran military service members with a valid military ID, plus one guest, and all students with student ID. Read all about the other Access to Art programs at SDMA.

There is a new exhibition space and coffee bar in Carlsbad: Hotwater Gallery (HTWTR). Right now, they are showing a collector of local music photographers.

Opposites at Distinction Gallery in Escondido on Sat, February 10th, 6-10 pm is an art show by Divergence Artist Collective celebrating dichotomy and attraction - just in time for Valentine's day. The show is on view until March 2. More info: Melissa Walker 760-781-5779

Vanguard Culture is offering a virtual workshop on Wed. March 13 from noon to 1 pm for Financial Literacy for Artists . Join a dynamic conversation with finance and tourism leader, Dr. Brian S. Lesson about how to develop strong financial skills as a creative professional. This workshop is geared toward painters, musicians, sculptors, architects, poets, vocalists, dancers, actors, applied artists, potters, filmmakers, glassworkers, jewelry makers, photographers, and designers. Register for $10

The artist team, Greenmeme , is a collaboration between artists Freyja Bardell and Brian Howe. They have been selected to create the public art for the Carlsbad I-5 underpass on Chestnut between Harding Street and Pio Pico Drive to reflects the history, heritage and identity of Carlsbad’s Barrio and surrounding area.

The Fairy-Tale World of Burgundian Art is part of an Art History Lecture Series—Dreams & Enchantment presented by Linda Blair at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla on Thurs, Feb15, 22 & 29. There is also an artist’s talk and reception by/for Michael Mercil on Wed, Feb 21 starting at 6 PM. Mr. Mercil is the creator of the 2023 mural ART IS GOOD FOR YOU, commissioned by Murals of La Jolla.

Congratulations to Cathy Carey who is the new director of gallery programming at Front Porch Gallery .

Congratulations to Alyson Benford Blum, the new Carlsbad Cannon Art Gallery Curator. Originally from Laguna Beach, Alyson was the Curatorial and Education Department of the San Diego Museum of Art, where she was the Manager of Art and Empathy Programs. The next exhibition at the gallery is Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Images of an Era The Photography of Baron Wolman on view until June 1, 2024. She has Karen McGuire’s big shoes to fill.

Space 4 Art’s project Co-Creating A Community-Based Arts Center has been chosen as an Impact project by the World Design Capital 2024 . This is a yearlong effort to engage the community in the design of a large-scale, community-based Arts Center on Market Street.

there is a free program Oceanside Museum of Art to virtually visit 3 cities around the world and zoom into the city’s art, architecture and culinary heritage. Each one is from 6:30pm-7:45pm starting with Honolulu, Hawaii on Jan 24, then Puebla, Mexico, July 17 and Vienna, Austria Nov 13. Check out Virtual Art Road Trips to sign up.

California Center for the Arts, Escondido in association with the Escondido Art Association is offering $25 open studio art classes every Wednesday from 9:30 to noon. The classes are facilitated by Igor Koutsenko .

There is a new 2024 CA Arts Advocacy Field Survey put out by Californians for the Arts. They would appreciate any data that you can supply to them about your needs. Also, they are a spiffy new logo!

On Jan 27 from 3 - 4 pm Oolong Gallery is hosting the opening reception for Hiroshi McDonald Mori: [4: 画像 : Simulacrum] , a solo show of mixed media salt prints spanning the entire warehouse and foyer of this annex warehouse space. The exhibition runs through March 5.

The San Diego Tourism Authority (SDTA) announced its 2024-2025 Tourism Accelerator cohort. The initiative, one of the first of its kind in the country, promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the local tourism industry by providing free membership, mentoring, education and networking opportunities to businesses owned by women, veterans, people of color, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Congratulation to Studio Door , the only art gallery and the only LGBTQIA+ company to receive this benefit.

T he Bonita Museum & Cultural Center has announced it winter season with Susan J. Osborn Bonita: Neighborhood Impressions & Dream s Feb 10 to 24, Audi Lawson Jan 31 to March 3, Veterans Art Project   starting March 9 and Microtonal Music , The Artistry of Johnny Rinehard on Sat. April 6curated by Vallo Riberto.

Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests Through Art, Science and the Archives
until April 21 at Geisel Library, UCSD campus and Hold Fastat the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution bring out attention to a waning resource. EBB and Flow has historic documentation as well as contemporary work by Oriana PoindexterJulia C R Gray, Dwight Hwang and Marie McKenzie The Hold Fast exhibition is an art and science combination with Poindexter and Hwang on display until Sept 2024.

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Arts: A Reason to Survive (ARTS') Board of Directors is leading a search for the next Executive Director & CEO. James Halliday has left that position after a wonderful period of energizing the organization.

Art on 30 th is making a call for artists for Red Hot Regional Show at the Ashton Gallery. Submit by Fri, Jan 26 th for this February show that celebrates red and is jurored by artist Jason Humphrey. Entry Fee: 2 for $35, 4 for $45.

The World Capitol Design SD/TJ 2024 is hiring for an expanded team. Communications & Marketing Intern- Photographer , Videographer & Editor, and Project Manager . Deadline to apply is Feb 1 so submit your resume, portfolio, and a cover to wdc@wdc2024.org .

It looks like the Hilton in Carlsbad is looking for a new Sales Gallery Coordinator . Art History is one of the skills required although the skills don’t seem all related to art galleries duties. It is full time, onsite employment.

Size Matters is Medium Photo’s annual juried exhibition celebrating small works in photography including a $1000 Purchase Prize with additional awards up to $500. Works under 10” long with all 3D photo-based works to daguerreotypes, archival inkjet prints, cyanotypes welcome. Juried by Crista Dix of the Griffin Museum in Winchester, MA, on view April 2-30 at the Athenaeum Music and Arts Center in Barrio Logan. Submissions due Feb 11.

The UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI)’s Initiative for Digital Exploration of Arts and Sciences (IDEAS) is now accepting proposals for its 2024 season to propose works that push the boundaries of their disciplines. Submission for the $1500 grant is due by Feb 15 but only open to UC San Diego faculty, alumni, and graduate and undergraduate students. More info: call for proposals online.

San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild 2024 Spring Online Exhibition is now making a call for entries. Fee reanges from $25 -$65 with cash awards. Juror: Nancy Lim, Associate Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Department of Painting & Sculpture. Showing March 25, 2024 – May 25, 2024.Submissions by Fri., March 3,

More info: Angelika Villagrana 619 222-1034

The California Art Education Association (CAEA) is holding their Annual K-8 Student Exhibition from Feb 26 to Mar 26 at the Carmel Public Library. Delivery of art is due Feb 22.

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San Diego Natural History Museum is looking for a new Volunteer Coordinator. This is a part-time on-site job that pays $21 - $23/hr.

Studio Ace is looking for a Shop Manager at $18 - $22. This position will be responsible for the running of their community gift shop, working collaboratively with the Studio ACE Gallery and Education segments of the organization.

AFROTURE is a photography and lens-based art event that amplifies Afro-Diasporan work. Submissions for I See You: Beauty Through The Black Len s are due Jan. 31. The exhibit is Feb. 24 at Luxe Gallery at City College.

Calling all artist teachers!  The new Pacific View Arts Center part of the  City of Encinitas Art Program  is asking for innovative and exciting new visual arts courses for their soft launch in the summer of 2024. Classes that speak to sustainability and inclusion and that include a variety of cultures would be welcome. Healing Arts, fiber arts, printing making, all painting mediums and genres are included plus whatever you can invent that can be accommodated!  Lectures, workshops, series of studio classes are all possible.  The center is for all the arts, so courses that cross over from dance, music, drama, spoken word are also considered. The  application  gives you more details and they have newly made it super easy to pay for inexpensive liability insurance. Get your application in by mid-January and start a discussion with the arts programming department. If your class is too large (approx. over 17) for Pacific View, they can fit you into another Encinitas class room facility. It could be a class on using natural materials to make your own watercolors, using thrift store find to make cosplay costumes, Classes/lectures could deal with upcycling, legacy, belonging, experimentation, commemoration, renewals, monetizing your art…if you have a theme suitable for Encinitas, go for it!  More info:  Jess Roberts  760633.2745

F1VEart Studio & Gallery  at Liberty station is renting their front gallery space in Feb, April, June August and Oct in 2023 for two weeks each for a fee of $300 for Southern Californian artists.  This generously includes a studio space for the two weeks with no commission on work sold. Contact:  f1ve@f1veart.com  

The Studio Door  is making a call for artwork that represents the many faces of the Crow in reality and fantasy. The Crow Show 2024 from March 1 - 30, 2024 is jurored by Patric Stillman with a deadline for  applications  of Jan 31, 2024. Other deadlines include Proud+ 2024 (7th national exhibition of LGBTQIA+ visual arts) July 2 - Aug 3, 2024 with application deadline: May 28 and Liberated Forms is seeking artwork that represents body and sex positive visual art and is a celebration of Diversity and Desire, 2024 from  August 8 - 31, with  applications  deadline July 6, 2024. More info:  forallweknow@thestudiodoor.com  619-255-2867

There were than 250 submissions to this cycle being reviewed by World Design Capitol 2024 Programs and  San Diego Tijuana WDC Design Council  which is composed of a diverse group of community members and leaders in design. They also announced their plans to launch a new opportunity called the WDC 2024 Community-Driven Design Grants Program. This program aims to support local organizations and businesses in delivering community-driven design activities that engage diverse communities across the city and align with the objectives and outcomes of WDC 2024. The  grant opportunity guidelines and proposal applications  are now available and due Jan 31, 2024.

Submissions  are now open until Jan 28th for OMA’s fourth Teeny Tiny Art Mart. is on! Create your 5" x 5" miniature masterpiece for a great cause. All works will be sold for $25 to help spread the word that art is for everyone with 100% of the proceeds helping to support OMA’s education initiatives.  

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Remember February is Black History Month and this year the theme is African Americans and the Arts. Black Perspective - Family, Community, Heritage showing through March 26 at Brooks Theater Gallery. The Photographers Eyes is showing Alanna Airtram: New Histories - Where Present Meets Past until March 2 and Museum Month means you get half-price admission for up to four all Feb with a Museum Month Pass from selected libraries or download a digital pass.

Our banner this month is in support of Octavia E. Butler: Seeding Futures at the New Children’s Museumis aroom-sized installation inspired by Butler’s story to imagine worldmaking in fantastical ways to adapt to and shape change in the future. Opens March 7th.

A+ Arts Blogs Why weren’t we asked? by Patricia Frischer and Silent Conversations by Patricia Frischer  
Art Resource Focus:
Institute of Contemporary Art by Jordan Karney Chaim

A tribute to Sandi Cottrell as she starts a new phase of her life. After almost 20 years with ArtWalk, Sandi Cottrell is beginning a new chapter. Sandi has been one of the long-time directors of ArtWalk, co-founder of Art Reach with her sister Judy Berman and without her vision, leadership, and passion, neither would not be the respected fixtures that that they are today. We worked with Sandi on the Business of Art Scholarships (soon to be announced for 2024) and on participation events at the ArtWalk. We would be excited to work with her in the future on anything she chooses.

We wondered where the wonderful James Halliday would land after his ship steering of ARTS A Reason to Survive in National City. We are excited to see what he does in his new position of VP and Chief Advancement Officer at NTC Foundation and Arts District Liberty Station .

We are so pleased to share this link about the fantastic exhibition for Becky Guttin at the CECUT. Coexistence, 2023. This was a retrospective exhibition of almost half a century in the Central Exhibition Hall of the Tijuana Cultural Center (Cecut), an institution of the federal Ministry of Culture. You can now see her worked installed in display cases right above the baggage claim in Terminal Two SD Airport.

Sat. March 9th at the Encinitas Library, Rosemary KimBal will be painting a 22-foot mural wielding a giant brush onto rice paper. This is part of Encinitas Arts Night from 5:30 to 8:30.

Marna Schindler, Sue Britt and Alejandro Martínez-Peña are three of the 12 Mission Fed ArtWalk featured artists who live in the San Diego region. Watch for them in Little Italy April 27 th and 28 th.

Emily Knapp is the new President of Space 4 Art ’s Board of Directors. Having served as Vice President for four years already, and in her current role as Chief of Staff of the Berggruen Institute, Emily brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as she takes the helm for S4A during a critical juncture. She succeeds longtime President Bob Leathers, who co-founded S4A with Cheryl Nickel and Chris Warr in 2009. Space 4 Art is still committed to building permanent live/work spaces for artists. In this special year of design in SD/TJ, and the 15 th anniversary of S4A, resident featured artist Jonny Hoolko delivered a new logo.

San Diego Made Factory had terrible water damage in the January floods and are trying to raise money for repair for their communal and artist studio spaces. Although they had insurance, it seems that the company is not willing to pay out. If you can help go to their GoFundMe page and donate to them. They are still hoping to have their April marketplace. Also affected World Beat Cultural Center ( donate ); Corner Frame Shop/Leucadia Art Gallery ; San Diego Black Arts and Culture District at the Jacobs Center.

In response to the severe rain and flooding that affected San Diego the Balboa Art Conservation Center (BACC) , is making available resource guides to aid in the salvage of cultural heritage materials from flooding. It has developed educational tools and programs to assist with water emergency planning, preparedness, and response.  Guides, printable pdfs, and links to national resources are available on BACC’s website and accessible to both cultural collecting institutions as well as individuals and families whose family heirlooms (photographs, textiles, documents, etc.) may have been affected by the rain.  For more info: Elizabeth Salmon , Preventive Conservator at BACC.

SD Unified School District VAPA Arts Organizations Meeting is being held on Feb 29 from 9 -11am at The Soap Factory (2995 Commercial Street, SD). This is a chance to spread the word about your arts organization’s educational programs.

Save the date of Sat March 30 for the Oceanside Museum of Art Evening of Art and drinks to celebrate the opening of the following exhibitions: Allied Craftsmen of San Diego: Hands On Design, Coastal Exposure: 10 Years of Osider Photography , and Ving Simpson solo exhibition. Members free, Visitors $15. Remember the virtual sales for the 5: square.Teeny Tiny ArtFundraiser closes March 10.

More than two years after the San Diego-Tijuana region was disignated World Design Capital 2024 , the man charged with leading the effort, Carlos de la Mora, was abruptly fired the first week of January as stated in an article in the Voice of San Diego . De la Mora became CEO in July 2022. A $1 million matching grant from the Conrad Prebys Foundation was announced in late Jan and there was also a $3 million investment from the city of SD plus more funding from the San Diego Tourism Authority and Qualcomm. Seven special events have been planned but these are still sketchy on the website.

Save the Date: The San Diego Museum of Art is in full bloom this spring with an India inspiration for Art Alive . Floral designers interpreting works of art from the Museum’s collection into vibrant floral displays from April 25 - April 28 for the Museum’s signature annual fundraiser. There is an Art Alive 2024 Premiere Dinner on April 25, Members’ Preview

Friday, April 26: 8a.m. – noon and the Bloom Bash that evening from 7 to midnight this year including work by Bay-Area graffiti artist Nisha Kaur Sethi, Garden of Activities with projects inspired by the art of India and the special Art Alive installation of the Museum’s renowned Edwin Binney 3rd Collection of South Asian Paintings on ages Sat/Sun 1 to 5 and finally four surprise location Petal Pop-Ups by Native Poppy two in March and two in April.

Bloomberg Connect is free digital guide providing access to 200 works in the MCASD's collection.

Distinction Gallery in Escondido presents Nectar by painter Mia Savage showing from March 9 (reception 6-10) to April 6. More info: Melissa Walker 760-781-5779.

The Art & Vision of James Hubbell at San Diego Public Library Art Gallery opens Sat, March 9, from 5-7pm and runs until April 8. It will be showing concurrently at the following locations Architecture of Jubilation - Central Library; A Mountain Home & Studios - Scripps Miramar Ranch Library: Pacific Rim Project - Mission Valley Library: Lado a Lado - Otay Mesa-Nestor Library. James Hubbell builds a world he wants to live in - where the aesthetic is a reflection of nature - and philosophy and art are a way of life. More info Bonnie Domingos 6192365881

A short run for Visual Narratives: The Art of Observation, Photography ends March 3rd at the Fallbrook Art Center.

Has anyone else notices a huge number of crows flying north and south at sunset?  And that does not include the Crow Show at Studio Door showing March 1-30 with a  RSVP reception March 16 . And many congratulations to Studio Door for being selected to join the prestigious 2024-2025 Tourism Accelerator cohort by the San Diego Tourism Authority.

The Department of Visual Arts of UC San Diego presents over twenty 2024 Graduate Open Studios on March 2 from 2 to 6 pm at the Visual Arts Facility. Also attend the opening of Lauren Lee McCarthy: Bodily Autonomy at the Mandeville Art Gallery!

Hold Fast at Birch Aquarium is a show about the dangers of warming oceans for kelp forests. We enjoyed the video from KPBS showcasing the artists in the exhibition including Oriana Poindexter and Dwight Wong. Good news, it is on until September.

UC San Diego’s The Murals and Public Art of San Diego Project wants you to take a photo of any public art you see with your phone and add it to a Google Form.

Teresa Barth tells us about the Transportation Department delivering a December holiday gift: For the first time,  federal guidelines  explicitly include asphalt art projects as part of the roadway design tool kit that can be used on city streets to slow cars down at pedestrian crosswalks. At last, cities have been given permission from the federal government to unlock their creative potential and roll out streets that engage the eye — and work better. These works of art can cut pedestrian accidents by 50% and all traffic accidents by 17%. For 2024, 25 cities got grant money for these project from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards . They have funded 90 Asphalt Art projects since 2020.

OPPORTUNITIES (click to see a list of all current opportunities listed on SDVAN)

Art on 30 th is calling artists FreshRegional Exhibition jurored by artist and teacher Dot Renshaw at the Ashton Gallery in Hillcrest. Deadline for entry. March 1.

Space4Art has two studios available for rent this March, a private live/work studio for $2,225 pm, plus a brightly-lit, windowed work-only studio $485 pm Applicants must be San Diego-based and committed to participating in the Space 4 Art community. Preference will begiven to artists with a demonstrated commitment to a life in the arts and a community-based practice, regardless of whether this work is their sole source of income. Please Read FAQs for all the details.

It’s that time of year again for the 2024 Mission Trails Photo Contest . Adults plus categories for teens and even children 12 and younger with cash prizes. Entry deadline: April 1. This contest is for non-professional photographers only. Photos must be taken within Mission Trails Regional Park from an authorized trail. Selected photos on view at the Visitor Center from May 23 - July 7.  

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Congratulation to Jim Bliesner who will become the new San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild president on July 1st. Jim was previously vice president. Angelika Villagrana will continue to do a sterling job as interim president until then. She let us know that there is a new deadline for the first every SDMA Artist Guild exhibition Live at the Museum of Photographic Arts at MOPA@SDMA Community Gallery. The juror is Dr. Hugh Davies, the show runs Nov 9 – March 9 2025 and the new deadline for submissions has to move to a much earlier date: Fri, March 15.

Escondido Community Foundation (part of the SD Foundation) has a new public art project ‘Art Speak: Escondido’. Part 1 of the proposal is the RFQs due Feb. 20. Organizations and artists that are moved forward through the RFQ process will be invited to submit a full proposal for art projects ranging from $15,000 to $50,000 by May 15. More info: Mike Peterson 619-732-0789 ext. 645

Calling all youth artists aged 5-18 for ArtReach’ s Dreams in Color for mini-masterpieces to exhibit at Mission Fed Artwalk  April 27th-28th. Submissions are due by April 5th directly to the ArtReach office and all donated pieces will be sold at with 100% of the proceeds supporting their mission to ignite youth creativity.

Creative Capital 2025 Grants open March 4. innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. The deadline for submitting is April 4, 2024 at 4PM ET. Join a  live, virtual information session  on Wednes. March 6, at 1PM ET tolearn more about the Creative Capital Award.

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